Daily Republican., 1887-09-17
A Railroad Incident .

~ was the hrst time she had ever
travelled slone and all the family came
down to the station TO see her of.
| Nov, Phseb," said her father, % he
ne.psd hor on, "don't let any Of them
young follers come foolin' roun'; mind
what me and your mother has Allus told
you an don't have nothin' to say to
/ strangers
II won't, father" chirruped Phebe.
Where's the box with my best hat?
And the bag with the dried rsspherries
for Jfm's wife? And the kitten? Oh,
where's the poor little oat?'
Here she be-" said the mother,
showing up with the rest Of Pt oe's
belongings, sand here's the six pairs of
stockinas knit Reuben, and the yarn
"Ali aboardl" yelled the eond uctor.
GOOD bye, Ph9bel Don't forget The
new cheese In the hand basket Tell
Jtm's wife to send me the rAceet for
dyeing cotton yarn q primrose cast.
Take keer Of Kitty, an be sure an"
GOOD bye, Pheeb! Don't make no
'quaintanoes with any body. AS YOUR
gran'fsther used TO say, "the Lord
helps them a. helps themselves.
There was . lot OF them-brothers,
sisters and couAins-who watched us
| until the train and "Pheeb" we're out
OF sight Then the young traveller SET
tied down to business. And We all
watched her, for she was . very pretty
| girl.
First. she hespsd all her things In the
seat facing her. Then she concluded to
put some OF them In the bracket above
| "Allow me-" said the spruce travel
Ing man with o masbing smile.
Thank you," said Miss PtOos,
ooolly, "it's kind OF inconvenient going
any where alone"
"Going fai?" asked the travelling
man rs he sat down, and We all glanced
OF him with eavy.
"Only to visit my brother Jim In
Newton Center. get there after dark
though, and am Awfully afraid they
won't meet me-"
I'm going that way myself," haz
arded the unsruthful travelling man.
why. how nice wouldu't be bi.
afraid Of ycu."
"MeWl mewi mewi' came from re-.
mote corner Of the car. Miss Phoebe
made dive for her kittens basket
"Oh, Won't somebody catch the kitty
for mt? Oh, dear, 1t will be lost, and
it's real MAltes.i Oh, where's the
conductor? Won't somebody please
ring for hin?"
We all starred to hunt the wicked kit
ten, while Its excited mistress pulled
the bell cord and stopped the train.
When peace was restored, and four
travelling men had returned the kitten
to Its owner, the conductor seated him
self by Miss Phoebe TO explain that q
passenger must Dever under Gny cir
L NJ ntu n to,r oh hal
Mean while all the onerous duties o.
answering questions and YeassuripG
frightened old women devolyed on the
brakeman.
Then the boy with pean uts cams iu
and she shared him into getting som,
milk for kitty from the restaurant car
The book f1end dropped an armful 81
burning novels into the seat at last lef
vacant by the conductor.
"Have you How He Won Her. Of
Love on Bail CARP" she asked sw act
ly.
He sat down to explain that he wal
just out Of that, but had "Divorced o
Sight" or IA Romance Of Chicago"
Then the only man in the car Wit
had not BEEN down on his knees, q cold
naughty, soulless mao, with cJnica
sneer, opened his valise and handeC
her "How He Won Her."
When the train reached Newtor
Cen ter the young lady left 1t, folio VI &C
by MEEK and submissive crowd. Tn,
conductor oaarled the cat. TIL,
brakeman had the satchel. The res
OF hor luggage was apportioned Il
the male pAssengtrs, each OF WHOM
received q sweet smile and Q cordia
"good bye" as Brother Jim hove IN
sight, to claim his fair relative. As ",
scrambled back TO our train We heArc
Jim ash: "How in the world, Pheeb
did you get along with all those traps?'
And her musical laugh, as she an
swered:
"On, you know, Jim, father brouf b
us up to help ourselves